In Re Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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1. “For purposes of paragraph (5), section 506 shall not apply to a claim described in that paragraph if the creditor has a purchase money security interest securing the debt that is the subject of the claim, the debt was incurred within the 910-day (sic) preceding the date of the filing of the petition, and the collateral for that debt consists of a motor vehicle (as defined in section 30102 of title 49) acquired for the personal use of the debtor, or if collateral for that debt consists of any other thing of value, if the debt was incurred during the 1-year period preceding that filing.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Ellegood · In Re Fleming

2. “simply provides that debtors may not bifurcate the claims of lenders with purchase money security interests in vehicles purchased within 910 days of bankruptcy for the debtor’s personal use. Such a creditor is entitled to the full payment of his contractual claim or to the return of the vehicle.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Carver